Senior Planning Engineer

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction joint venture in the UK is seeking a candidate to assist the Planning Manager for the HS2 project. You'll develop and monitor programs ensuring compliance with planning standards. The position demands a degree in Civil Engineering and prior planning experience in civil projects. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with deadlines, collaborating with various teams, and contributing to risk assessments. The role comes with competitive benefits and encourages flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Involvement in community and cultural events

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering required.
• Prior experience in planning for civil engineering projects.
• Knowledge of asset structures and planning processes needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Planning Manager to develop the programme structure.
• Help develop cost and resource loaded programmes.
• Ensure compliance with planning requirements and milestones.
• Contribute to programme risk assessments and mitigation.

Skills

Civil Engineering knowledge

Experience in planning function

Knowledge of planning standards

Competence in Primavera P6

Knowledge of Safety and Risk Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Tilos

Job description

Salary:
Competitive with excellent benefits package

Job reference:
scsrail/TP/19825/3909

Job introduction

Assist the Planning Manager to develop and monitor the programme, ensuring compliance with the SCS planning standards and HS2 requirements to provide a safe, efficient and cost effective programme meeting all required access dates, milestones and key dates. Reporting to the Planning Manager.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role responsibility

• Assist the Planning Manager in development of the programme structure, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), calendars and dates to be used by SCS, aligned with the Cost Break Down Structure (CBS) and Employer`s data dictionary.
• Help to develop cost and resource loaded programmes during ECI Stage One and Two with submission in accordance with the required delivery milestones.
• Ensuring the programme meets all required access dates, milestones and key dates in compliance with the Employer’s Planning requirements, contract data and works information.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with and provide planning data for other functional teams and stakeholders including, but not limited to: BIM team, design team, estimation and construction and construction.
• Working with the BIM team to integrate the construction programme and BIM model.
• Progress monitoring and regular updating of the programme, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures to the Project Manager.
• Cooperation with the Project Controls Manager, Reporting Manager and Change Management in all related construction programme matters.
• Liaise with the client’s construction planning team, stakeholders and with other works packages to communicate the SCS Construction Planning approach and to ensure sharing of best practice, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Pursuing excellence and continuous improvement of the SCS construction planning approach, modification of standard processes and procedures for effective and continuously improvement.
• Assessment of change and PMI’s and communication of impacts as required
• Appraisal, review and assessment of supply chain programmes and inclusion in main programme as required.
• Maintain short and medium term programmes to ensure main programme objectives are met.

The ideal candidate

• Degree (or equivalent)in Civil Engineering or an appropriate professional qualification
• Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects
• Knowledge of the development and implementation of asset structures, planning standards, WBS and planning processes.
• Competence in Primavera P6 and Tilos
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use”, OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture ‘s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role

Location

SCS Jv Railways
London
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United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions

Hiring Process

1. Your application is received and shortlisting takes place
2. If you’re shortlisted, your CV is anonymised and sent to our hiring managers for review
3. We’ll invite you for interview at one of our sites where you’ll discover more about the role and meet some of our team
4. If you’re successful, you’ll receive a job offer and contract from the relevant parent company
5. Subject to vetting and references, your onboarding process begins
6. Onboarding is complete! Welcome to SCS JV

• Location: London, United Kingdom
• Contract type: Permanent
• Job category: Projectwide Services
• Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits package
• Job reference: scsrail/TP/19825/3909

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